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Journals and E-Newsletters
Young Adult Library Services
YALS: Young Adult Library Services is the official journal of YALSA and is sent to each member as a benefit. It is also available by subscription to nonmembers. Each volume includes articles from the field about issues of interest to those working with teens, and comes out four times a year.
Questions about YALS' editorial content can be directed to Sarah Flowers, editor, at yalseditor@gmail.com. Questions about advertising can be directed to Bill Spilman, YALSA's ad rep, at bill@innovativemediasolutions.com. For more information, including submission guidelines and a rate card, visit YALS' webpage.
YALS is a 2008 APEX Awards honoree, receiving an Award of Excellence for magazines and journals over 32 pages.
YAttitudes: YALSA's E-Newsletter
 YAttitudes is a quarterly e-newsletter for YALSA members, sent directly to YALSA member's email. YAttitudes is about YALSA and the people who keep it active, the members. YAttitudes offers information on YALSA news, its members, and committees. Contact YAttitudes editor Erin Downey Howerton at erindowney@gmail.com for more information.
YALSA Monographs
The following publications unless otherwise indicated are products of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). These publications create a complete picture of young adult library services, in both school and public libraries.
To place an order for any of these items click on the title, the cover or contact: ALA Order Fulfillment 1-800-545-2433 press 7 or visit the ALA online store. You'll find online copies of booklists at the YALSA website.
 New! Quick and Popular Reads for Teens
Edited by Pam Spencer Holley for YALSA
ALA Editions, 2009
Quick and Popular Reads for Teens collects two of YALSA's most popular booklists. For more than ten years, YALSA's Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults and Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers lists have been important collection development tools, with the former choosing paperback books around themes and the latter recommending books for young adults who do not like to read. This new volume collects and annotates each book that's appeared on both lists, along with chapters on programming and display ideas, discussion of each lists' history and selection criteria, and themed booklists.
2009. 228 pages. ISBN 978-0-8389-3577-4. $40.50 ALA members, $45 nonmembers.
The Official YALSA Awards Guidebook
Compiled and edited by Tina Frolund for YALSA
Neal-Schuman, 2008
The Official YALSA Awards Guidebook is an information-packed volume that compiles bibliographic information about the Alex, Edwards, and Printz awards given by YALSA.
2008. 225p. ISBN 9781555706296. $49.50 YALSA members; $55
(Enter coupon code YALSA at checkout for exclusive member pricing)
Excellence in Library Services to Young Adults, Fifth Edition
Edited by Amy Alessio for YALSA
YALSA, 2008
Excellence in Library Services to Young Adults, 5th edition, highlights twenty-five of the best programs across the country, providing ideas for replicating and adapting them in school and public libraries. Organized for easy browsing, each chapter encourages you to think about the range of possible programs and illustrates the growing trend of including teens in very aspect of the program—from planning to outcomes!
2008. 160p. ISBN 978-0-8389-8457-4. $27 ALA members; $30
 Best Books for Young Adults, 3rd Edition
Edited by Holly Koelling
ALA Editions, 2007
Best Books for Young Adults is back and better than ever! The new third edition continues to be the most comprehensive and effective reference for great reading for young adults, including 40 years of best YA books. The new edition, including a foreword by Betty Carter, offers annotated lists of the best YA books going back to 1966, indexed by author and title, as well as a look at current trends, background on the committee's history, and themed reproducible lists for use by librarians, school library media specialists, parents, teachers, and teens.
2007. 376p. ISBN 978-0-8389-3569-9 ISBN-10: 0-8389-3569-9. $37.50 ALA Members; $42 Nonmembers.
 Get Connected: Tech Programs for Teens
RoseMary Honnold
Neal-Schuman, 2007
"This book is a great resource for starting Library 2.0 to connect with teens, whether you are working on your own, with a technology integrator, or within the community" —School Library Journal, September 2007.
"This book is, without question, the one that every young adult librarian needs to add to their professional reading stack this year." —VOYA, October 2007
Get Connected: Tech Programs for Teens shows YA librarians how to implement proven, popular and fun activities that will draw teens into the library! Get Connected is chock-full of innovative ideas as well as detailed snapshots of the most cutting-edge technology-oriented programs and YALSA’s creative ideas for celebrating Teen Tech Week! Tech-savvy or not, librarians will discover this guide to be a “virtual” treasure. For more information or to order now, visit www.neal-schuman.com or call 866.NS.BOOKS.
2007. 166p. ISBN: 1-55570-613-4. ISBN-13:1-55570-613-5. YALSA Members: $40.50; $45. Exclusive offer for YALSA members! (Enter coupon code YALSA at online checkout.)
 More Outstanding Books for the College Bound
YALSA
ALA Editions, 2005
More Outstanding Books for the College Bound annotates 45 years of recommended titles across a wide variety of disciplines. This excellent reference makes an excellent collection development tool and provides historical context and significance for each title that's appeared on the list, released every five years since 1959. Designed for school library media specialists, YA librarians, and adults working with children and young adults as they prepare for their next educational adventure, it will also appeal to parents, teachers, counselors, and anyone committed to lifelong learning.
2005. 224 p. ISBN: 0-8389-3553-2. $31.50 ALA Members, $35.00 Nonmembers
 Sizzling Summer Reading Program for Young Adults, 2nd Edition
Edited by Katherine L. Kan and YALSA
YALSA, 2005
Sizzling Summer Reading Programs for Young Adults shares successful tools for summer reading programs from more than 50 successful libraries. Summer reading programs are a staple in libraries nationwide and provide a valuable service: keeping teens productive and occupied when they are no longer busy in school. Producing creative programs at the library can be challenging when faced with this easily distracted teen demographic; that’s where Sizzling Summer Reading Programs steps in.
This reference offers nitty gritty details like handling registration, getting donations, creating partnerships, tracking reading, and promoting programs. Reading incentives, community service and volunteering, as well as programs for special teen populations (the homeless, incarcerated, or parents) make this a comprehensive and inspiring reference.
2005. 112 p. ISBN 0-8389-3563-X . $30.00. ALA members, $27.00.
 Excellence in Library Services to Young Adults, 4th Edition
Edited by Renee Vailliancourt McGrath for YALSA
YALSA, 2004
Excellence in Library Services to Young Adults: The Nation's Top Programs showcases twenty-five outstanding programs for young adults, selected by the YALSA Executive Committee. These replicable programs encourage teens to become library customers for life. Librarians can browse and pick the best ideas for their libraries. The programs are featured in an easy-to-follow template structure under broad general headings including after school programs, life skills, teen advisory boards, career preparation, creative expression and more.
2004. 80p. ISBN 0-8389-8280-8. New price! $18 ALA members, $20 nonmembers.
Hit List for Young Adults 2
Teri Lesesne and Rosemary Chance
ALA Editions, 2002
Hit List for Young Adults 2, Teri S. Lesesne and Rosemary Chance .
The Catcher in the Rye, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, and the 2000 Printz Honor Book Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson—these are some of the most beloved, and most challenged, books. Leaving controversial titles such as these out of your collection or limiting their access is not the answer to challenges. While ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom reports more than 6,000 challenges to young adult literature from 1990 through 2000, the best-selling Hit List series gives you the information you need to defend challenged books with an informed response and ensure free access to young book lovers. Recent and compelling challenges are also discussed so that you will be ready to address the most common questions in order to:
- Educate your audience with concise descriptions of plot and characters
- Define the larger context with background articles about the challenged books and authors
- Show literary quality and relevance with awards and recommended reading citations
- Handle situations professionally using sample letters, requests, and forms
For any librarian who feels alone on the front lines of the free access debate, the appendix is filled with useful tools to help librarians combat censorship. With the authoritative Hit List for Young Adults 2 in hand, you have the most up-to-date and comprehensive resource for defending challenged YA literature.
2002. 62p. ISBN 0-8389-0835-7. $22.50 ALA members, $25.00 non-members
 New Directions in Library Services to Young Adults
By Patrick Jones for YALSA
ALA Editions, 2002
New Directions in Library Services to Young Adults, Patrick Jones and YALSA.
Picking up where the best-selling Bare Bones Young Adult Services left off, this exciting new book has an ambitious intent—to help libraries, with their communities, develop their teens into healthy, competent, and caring adults. Applying the tools in New Planning for Results to the goals outlined in Information Power, YALSA has teamed up with writer Patrick Jones to provide direction on how to deliver YA service that is proactive and holistic.
Laying down twelve goals and ten core values of YA service, New Directions inspires you to renew your commitment and:
- Start from scratch or revitalize your existing program
- Plan, develop, implement, and evaluate top-flight services to young adults
- Create a partnership with the young adult population in your neighborhood
- Boost the achievement and esteem of these young student
- Allocate and cultivate resources to meet real needs
2002. 146p. ISBN 0-8389-0827-6. $28.80 ALA members, $32.00 non-members
 The Fair Garden and the Swarm of Beasts
By Margaret A. Edwards
ALA Editions, 2002
The Fair Garden and the Swarm of Beasts, Margaret A. Edwards
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Edwards' birth, this reissue commemorates the longevity and influence of her commitment to connecting teenagers as individuals with reading and the library. It will inspire yet another generation and provide a foundation for leadership by today's new young adult librarians. Includes foreword by Betty Carter
2002. 248p. ISBN 0-8389-3533-8. ISBN13: 978-0-8389-3533-0. $22.50 ALA Members, $25.00 non-members.
 Bare Bones Young Adult Services
By Renee J. Vaillancourt for YALSA
ALA Editions, 2000
Bare Bones Young Adult Services: Tips for Public Library Generalists is a hands-on guide to the philosophy and practice of young adult services. Since many libraries are without a young adult specialist, this quick-start second edition is most useful, providing practical ideas for all staff members on how to best serve teens in their community. Expert advice on serving teens includes:
- managing staff/teen interactions;
- providing reader's advisory services;
- using the Internet effectively;
- coordinating homework support with schools and parents;
- dealing with troublesome behavior;
- planning spaces for young adults
2000. 142p. ISBN 0-8389-3497-8. $27.00 ALA Members, $30.00 non-members.
YALSA Pamphlets
 LOL Pamphlet: Humorous Books & Audiobooks for Young Adults
Encourages teens to use the resources at their libraries to find books, magazines, comics, graphic novels, audiobooks, and other resources that are entertaining or humorous. Distribute this handy pamphlet and highlight your humor collection.
10 panels, 50/pack, Item #: 5046-0709 $14.40 ALA members; $16.
 Top 100 Books for Teens
Have you heard the teens in your life say, “I need a good book!”? Use this hip, all-star book list as a handout for the voracious teen readers in your school or library. List includes bibliographic information and brief annotations. A great gift idea for teens. Titles are selected by YALSA.
16 pages, 50/pack, Item #5141-0501, $27 ALA members; $30.
 Outstanding Books for the College Bound Pamphlet Updated for 2004, this perennial best-selling booklet guides high school students-and lifelong learners-in reading selections. Produced by ALA's Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). The pamphlet does not include the 2009 list, which can be accessed online at the OBCB webpage.
Pamphlet 4" x 9" 20 p. 50/pack Item #5141-0401 $27, ALA members; $30.
 Mixed Media Pamphlet, 2007
Libraries draw teens for more than just books! This resource offers stellar recommendations for great audiobooks and films. The pamphlet includes 75 selected audiobooks and 25 films each with a synopsis. Perfect for distribution during Teen Tech Week and beyond.
Pamphlet, 4"x 9", 15 pages, 50/pack, item #5141-0701, $27 ALA members; $30.
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